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Mechelen Toy Museum

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Phone
  
+32 15 55 70 75

Address
  
Nekkerspoelstraat 21, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PM

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The Mechelen Toy Museum (Dutch: Speelgoedmuseum Mechelen), situated in the Nekkerspoel hamlet in Mechelen, Belgium, is a museum containing a unique collection of past and contemporary toys on a total surface of 7,000 m². The museum was founded in April 1982, and since 1998 it is a recognized museum. The permanent collection is subdivided in the following categories:

  • Circus and kermesse
  • Construction toys
  • Creative and educational toys
  • Stuffed toys
  • Mechanical and iron toys
  • Optical and sound-making toys
  • Puppets
  • Puzzles and board games
  • Soldiers
  • Toys around the world
  • Traditional child games and Pieter Bruegel
  • Trains
  • Transport in miniature
  • Apart from that there are also changing exhibitions. The museum also has an educational service with school programmes.

    References

    Mechelen Toy Museum Wikipedia